Steven Sandner

Lys ., 4 months ago

theres something about the ground…its too flat, doesnt lead into the distance. just resembles a cliff wall, in my opinion.

Lys ., 4 months ago

im sorry, i meant to say that it looks really awesome with the little red leaves and the strong cloud composition :)

Rosalie Dale IPA, 4 months ago

Steven you have been incredibly creative here – love the touch of s/c.
Not sure if about half of the negative space in the foreground could be sacrificed? I rolled the screen down and sorta like the tighter look – less top heavy ? I feel the image is too delicate to take much more texture? Will be interesting to hear the opinion of others … mind you I’d be stoked to claim it as my work, just as it is!!! Well done!

adgray, 4 months ago

This is awesome!
But you’re right it seems a little unbalanced
The bottom third is too bare making it top heavy.
the middle and top are so busy but the bottom is empty
Either you need to clean up the top or perhaps add a red fallen leaf on the ground?
..... or red roots?
No just a few fallen red things – leaves / apples – to the left side of the tree as you look at it as if the passing storm has blown them off
Does that help?

I would make the tree’s branches a little more pronounced too somehow – they seem lost in the tempestuous clouds; perhaps make the tree bigger?? I have no idea if you can or not lol
I hope I’m being helpful – love your art! ~ adg :o)

adgray, 4 months ago

The tree needs highlights – needs to stand out somehow are you trying to light it in the rays? or show that it is a dead twig-like thing and in spite of the world is re-budding? like our gum trees do after a bushfire?

and no you cant take all the lower third away it would make it look less dramatic without it – but I still like the idea of adding a few touches of red like scattered petals fallen from the tree

Steven Sandner in reply to Lys .’s comment, 4 months ago

hehehe, it does a bit =D

(lightening it up a bit will probably fix it?)

Steven Sandner in reply to Lys .’s comment, 4 months ago

lol, i liked your first comment more =)

Steven Sandner in reply to Rosalie Dale IPA’s comment, 4 months ago

Yeah, i could just crop the image. hmmm… means creating more detail so its poster size…

Steven Sandner in reply to adgray’s comment, 4 months ago

Hey! thats very helpful, i think i might remove some of the ground/add red leaf litter?

Steven Sandner in reply to adgray’s comment, 4 months ago

ahhh, ill probably take at least a little ground away?

adgray, 4 months ago

If you take too much it will become very top heavy
If it is left as a base for the litter then it is a purposeful thing
perhaps bring in the sides a bit too if you can
actually try taking a smidgen of darkness from the top. I scrolled up and it seemed to lighten the whole scene and the tree stood out and if you only bring in one side – leaf litter the other side of the tree then it becomes asymmetrical both side and down and thus balanced…... maybe?????

sweetscent62, 4 months ago

I agree..it’s an awesome image..I would do as adgray suggested…and put a couple of red leaves on the ground.. you DO need that much ground …to balance the pic…there’s too much going on at the top otherwise. : ) Wendy

Barbara Sparhawk, 4 months ago

I don’t know, it looks like pure hallelujah to me. Pretty darn perfect. Sometimes if you fuss at things they start losing the fireworks. There’s an old saying that it takes two people to make a painting: one to do the art, and the other one to club the artist over the head to get him to stop working on it.
I like the incredibly wild heroic sky falling into the empty foreground a lot.

Cathleen Taraw..., 4 months ago

What Barbara said :)

Ashley Ng, 4 months ago

Agree very much with Rosalie – and would even take more off (3/4) to balance this spectacular image!

CinB, 4 months ago

i like it the top half is great. the bottom half is a little bare you need some shape or shading to take your eyes to the distance! love the clouds big and dramatic!

PhotogeniquE IPA, 4 months ago

an amazing image. I think I agree about the ground. Not quite right, as one or two have suggested. But, none the less, a superb creation.

Sorina Williams, 4 months ago

this is awesome – I’d love to see red leaf litter in this :)

Steven Sandner in reply to Barbara Sparhawk’s comment, 4 months ago

hehe, funny you mention that… i have such a bad hangover currently it feels like something did club me over the head!

Gary Grant, 4 months ago

grand and inspiring